Archaeology Around the World

Features stories on discoveries, excavations, and artifacts that reveal insights into ancient civilizations and reshape historical timelines.

Commoners alongside pharaohs: Ancient Nubian site reveals unique evidence

Scientists previously believed that pyramids were exclusive tombs for pharaohs or nobles.

The Met and Shanghai Museum unite for 'Recasting the Past' Chinese bronzes exhibition

Co-organized with Shanghai Museum, the exhibition features 200 works, including bronzes, paintings, ceramics, and jades, highlighting the dialogue between artifacts from different eras.

Long-lost Roman aqueduct discovered near Bratislava, Slovakia

An inscription on a brick links the aqueduct's construction to Gaius Valerius Constans, a second-century brickmaker from Carnuntum.

Philip II's Legacy: Restored ancient city of Philippopolis at Nebet Tepe opens

The restored Nebet Tepe archaeological complex in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was officially opened on March 20.

LiDAR technology reveals 5,000-year-old fortress hidden in Romanian forest

The fortress features extensive defensive structures, including large ditches and earthen mounds, revealing significant human effort and strategic importance.

Volcanic ash preserved the feathers of this 30,000-years-old vulture in exquisite detail

This discovery marks the first-ever record of such preservation, representing an entirely new form of soft tissue preservation.

Rare 'Book of the Dead' Manuscript from Hatshepsut's Reign Found in Trento

The papyrus of Senemnetjer is among the earliest known examples of this funerary text, which was used to guide the soul of the deceased on its journey to the afterlife.

Archaeologists discover 25,000-year-old mammoth slaughter site in Lower Austria

Humans used the landscape near St. Pölten to ambush and hunt mammoths.

Archaeologists take on excavation of ancient wooden vessels discovered under fish pond

Preliminary studies show both vessels found in Vietnam are structurally intact. One measures 15 meters long by 2.2 meters wide, and the other is 14 meters long by 1.6 meters wide.

France returns 133 pre-Columbian artifacts to Honduras

The artifacts had been held in a Paris museum since the 1980s.

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